Cigar lighter



Oct. 18, 1927. 1,646,085 H. ESTEROW CIGAR LIGHTER Filed May 12, 1927 anvomtoz Z a I 'y Z6 iero h 3 i 3120mm Patented Oct. 18, 1927.

UNITED STATES HARRY ESTEROW, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CIGAR LIGHTER.

Application filed May 12,

- in cigar lighters and has for its object to provide an article of this character which shall be positive in operation; which-shall be extremely sturdy in construction and unlikely to get out of order from constant hard tween the top face of and contlnuous use. .--A further object of this invention is to reinforce the various parts of the device, particularly the moving parts so that the same shall be capable of withstanding such abuse as might possibly be placed upon them.

With these objects and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, in view,' I have devised the particular arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth, and more particularly pointed out in theclaims appended hereto. Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved construction with parts of the same being shown in section.

Figure 2 is a-plan view of the same with some of theparts broken away and other parts shown in section and Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows. 1

Throughout the various views of the-drawings, similar reference characters designate similar parts. c

'In the embodiment of my invention disclosed in the accompanying drawing, 1 indicates a part of the body of the lighter. This may be of any particular form and the same is preferably made in a fiat, compact shape and is provided with an integrally formed flat top plate 2. The top plate 2 acts as a support for the various operating parts of the device. At 3 is shown an elongated tubular member which acts to hold the lighting or striking material 4 whichis in the form of a cylindrical rod and the same is normally pressed toward one end of the tube 3 bya coil spring 5 which is'kept under pressure by a. iollower 6. The follower 6 is caused to bear against the spring 5 by ascrew 7 which is threaded into one end of the tubular member 3 and is adjustable therein as will be understood.' The member .3 is supported upon an upwardly extending stud Swhich is secured fast to, or may form an integral part of the top 2 of the container 1. The stud 8 acts as a support for the tubular member 3 and in this connection, it co-operates with a 81mcure and solid arrangement is provided. In

1927. Serial No. 190,746.

ilar support or stud 9 located at a distance from thestud or support 8. The upwardly extending stud 9 may be fixed to, or form an integral part of the top plate 2 of the easmg 1 as will be understood, and a metal actuatmg wheel 10 is rotatably supported bethe support 9 and the under fiat face of an enlar ed head 11 formed on the end of the tubu ar member?- It will be seen that the end 11 on the memher 3 is formed by cutting away a part of the tubular member 3 as is shown at 12, and this also permits the sparking material 4 to p ro ect out and bear against the toothed pe riphery of the striking wheel 10.

At 13 is shown a pivot screw which is threaded throughthe head 11, and through the axis ofthe wheel 10 and into the stud 9. Through this construction, an extremely secigar lighters of a type heretofore made, the tubular member 3, being carried upon a single stud such as is shown at 8, showed a tenency to break 01f at said stud when a very vigorous thrust on the wheel 10 was made.

In my improved construction, the end of the tube, 3 is firmly reinforced by its connection to the stud 9 through the medium of the .pivot screw 13. Incidentally, the striking wheel 10 is kept firm and levelbetween the head 11 and the upper face of the stud 9 with the result that a lar e spark isthrown and the lighter is very e ective in operation. At 14 is shown the wick which is extended through a guide 15 and intothe body 1 of i the casing where it receives the inflammable liquid in the conventional way. At 16 is shown the extinguishing cap which is located at the end of a rod 17 pivotally mounted at 18 in an upright stud 19.

From the oregoing, the manner in which my improved cigar lighter operates is readily un erstood. The wheel 10 is'rotated by the thumb and since the sparking material 4 is in contact with the periphery'of said 1 wheel, a spark is thrown on the'wick 14, which, being saturated with an inflammable liquid, is caused to light' To extinguish the wick. the cap 16 is lowered in the conventional way.

It will be understood that when using the cigar lighter, the wheel 10 is usually rotated by the thumb in the direction indicated by thearrow 20 in Figure 2. A vigorous rotation of the wheel 10 places considerable strain upon the tubular member 3. However, with my improved means of securing the end,of the part 3 and the stud 9 together by thepivot pin 13, the possibility of the part 3 twisting off when undue strain is placed upon it, is avoided.

Having described my invention, claim is: 1. An article of the class described. comprising a casin a to plate therefor, a pair of studs exten ing rom said top plate, a tubular member carried on one of said studs, a rotary strikin wheel supported on the other stud, a section of sparking material in said tubular member, means for forcing said sparkin material against the periphery of t e stri ing wheel. an extension on said tubular member overlying the upper face of said wheel with the edge of sai tending beyond the periphery of said extension, and a screw extending through said what I stance, a tubular member for wheel exextension and through the wheel, and into the stud on which said-wheel is supported.

2. In an article of the class described, a casing, a serrated wheel, a vertical stud secured to and rojecting upward from the top face of sai casing and forming a bearing for said serrated wheel which rests upon the upper end of said stud, s arking subolding said sparking substance against said wheel, an extension on said tubular member overlying the wheel, said extension being of less area than the upper face of said wheel whereby the edge of said wheel projects beyond the periphery of said extension, and a fixed removable pivot pin extending-through said extension and through the wheel and into the stud on which the wheel is supported.

Signed at the city, county and State of New York, this 11th day of May, 1927.

HARRY ESTEROW. 

